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28 June 2019
2019
In May 2019, the turnover in large-scale food was virtually stable (−0.1%) Turnover in large-scale food retailing - May 2019

In May 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (−0.1%) after a rise in April (+1.4%). Sales were virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after +2.2%) whereas they recovered in non-food products (+0.9% after −1.0%). Sales in automotive fuel increased again (+0.2% after +1.0%).

Turnover kept rising in supermarkets (+0.3% after +0.7%) whereas it fell back in hypermarkets (−0.3% after +1.9%).

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In May 2019, the turnover in large-scale food retailing was virtually stable (−0.1%) after a rise in April (+1.4%). Sales were virtually stable in food products (−0.1% after +2.2%) whereas they recovered in non-food products (+0.9% after −1.0%). Sales in automotive fuel increased again (+0.2% after +1.0%).

Turnover kept rising in supermarkets (+0.3% after +0.7%) whereas it fell back in hypermarkets (−0.3% after +1.9%).

Increase over the last three months (+1.0%)

Over the last three months (March to May 2019), the turnover in large-scale food retailing grew by 1.0% compared to the previous three months. Over that period, sales increased in food products (+0.6%) whereas it stabilized in non-food products. Sales of automotive fuel rose sharply (+5.4%).

Turnover increased in supermarkets (+0.7%) and in hypermarkets (+1.4%).

Increase of 0.6% over a year

The turnover of the past three months in large-scale food retailing increased by 0.6% compared to the same period one year earlier. Sales in food products grew by 0.4%, whereas they decreased in non-food products (−1.4%). Sales of automotive fuel rose sharply (+3.5%). Year on year, sales grew in supermarkets (+0.3%) and in hypermarkets (+0.5%).

Turnover in large-scale food retailing

SA-WDA value, base year 2015
Turnover in large-scale food retailing (SA-WDA value, base year 2015)
Variation en %
Kind of stores or kind of products May/Apr Apr/Mar Mar/Feb. q-o-q (1) y-o-y (2)
Turnover (*) -0,1 1,4 0,0 1,0 0,6
including
Sales of food products(**) -0,1 2,2 -0,4 0,6 0,4
Sales of non-food products(**) 0,9 -1,0 0,1 0,0 -1,4
Sales of automotive fuel(**) 0,2 1,0 2,2 5,4 3,5
including
Supermarkets(***) 0,3 0,7 0,2 0,7 0,3
Hypermarkets(***) -0,3 1,9 -0,3 1,4 0,5
  • (1) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months (2) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • (*) : including sales not in stores
  • (**) : sold in supermarkets or hypermarkets
  • (***) : excluding sales not in stores
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores
including hypermarkets including supermarkets Total
2015-01 99.43 100.52 100.0
2015-02 99.18 100.09 99.37
2015-03 97.85 99.81 98.31
2015-04 101.31 100.59 101.2
2015-05 100.91 100.1 100.9
2015-06 101.22 100.75 100.95
2015-07 100.99 100.07 100.42
2015-08 101.29 100.67 101.12
2015-09 99.46 99.63 99.44
2015-10 99.39 98.07 98.9
2015-11 97.68 98.76 98.27
2015-12 101.3 100.93 101.1
2016-01 99.13 97.99 99.04
2016-02 99.93 98.6 99.6
2016-03 100.15 99.01 100.0
2016-04 97.9 95.78 97.3
2016-05 98.67 98.52 98.71
2016-06 98.6 97.32 98.35
2016-07 98.47 98.82 98.74
2016-08 99.36 99.69 99.68
2016-09 99.0 99.6 99.32
2016-10 100.14 100.08 100.39
2016-11 99.49 100.23 100.27
2016-12 99.36 99.66 99.3
2017-01 101.11 102.69 101.83
2017-02 99.96 101.61 100.94
2017-03 99.52 99.92 99.99
2017-04 99.89 102.02 101.21
2017-05 99.41 99.54 99.83
2017-06 99.38 100.49 100.26
2017-07 99.54 99.49 100.21
2017-08 98.57 98.96 99.43
2017-09 100.83 101.48 101.45
2017-10 97.46 100.14 98.85
2017-11 101.55 101.87 102.16
2017-12 100.52 101.68 101.04
2018-01 100.57 103.75 101.96
2018-02 101.66 103.73 102.86
2018-03 104.11 104.33 104.8
2018-04 99.3 100.99 100.27
2018-05 101.69 105.54 103.39
2018-06 102.14 104.04 103.26
2018-07 102.79 104.9 104.01
2018-08 101.41 101.88 102.17
2018-09 101.74 102.78 102.43
2018-10 102.83 105.08 103.52
2018-11 101.57 103.59 102.65
2018-12 100.37 103.99 102.41
2019-01 100.85 102.57 102.14
2019-02 101.34 103.1 102.51
2019-03 101.04 103.33 102.5
2019-04 102.98 104.07 103.91
2019-05 102.72 104.39 103.82

Turnover in large-scale food retailing by type of retail stores

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2015-01 99.72 100.57 100.32
2015-02 98.91 102.34 100.73
2015-03 98.49 103.25 98.27
2015-04 99.07 105.16 104.72
2015-05 100.26 103.89 100.43
2015-06 100.52 104.16 100.33
2015-07 100.01 102.67 100.42
2015-08 101.76 98.16 100.04
2015-09 100.26 95.84 99.62
2015-10 99.95 94.23 98.82
2015-11 99.52 94.14 96.61
2015-12 101.54 95.59 99.7
2016-01 99.51 93.64 99.41
2016-02 100.22 94.46 99.82
2016-03 101.14 93.92 99.29
2016-04 96.72 93.55 100.07
2016-05 98.51 101.14 98.09
2016-06 98.85 91.68 97.97
2016-07 99.19 95.15 96.24
2016-08 100.45 94.73 97.57
2016-09 100.34 95.69 96.44
2016-10 100.53 99.05 97.27
2016-11 100.08 99.97 96.27
2016-12 98.13 103.71 93.9
2017-01 100.38 111.5 97.14
2017-02 99.88 107.51 96.19
2017-03 98.43 107.29 97.58
2017-04 100.03 106.85 96.34
2017-05 98.69 106.8 97.88
2017-06 99.78 97.27 98.51
2017-07 99.12 100.59 97.77
2017-08 98.12 102.08 96.85
2017-09 99.55 109.62 99.14
2017-10 98.5 101.62 94.01
2017-11 100.73 107.83 97.89
2017-12 98.92 109.54 94.81
2018-01 99.59 117.66 95.52
2018-02 100.82 114.89 96.18
2018-03 103.86 116.16 95.11
2018-04 96.87 117.19 96.1
2018-05 101.33 121.82 95.22
2018-06 100.7 121.29 93.82
2018-07 101.72 119.97 95.35
2018-08 99.61 119.76 94.24
2018-09 100.38 120.99 93.71
2018-10 100.91 126.93 96.1
2018-11 99.45 125.41 93.33
2018-12 100.98 112.65 94.06
2019-01 100.26 116.94 94.07
2019-02 100.03 119.02 94.42
2019-03 99.62 121.58 94.51
2019-04 101.82 122.84 93.57
2019-05 101.74 123.12 94.4

Turnover in super. and hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2015-01 100.59 101.47 99.42
2015-02 99.79 102.35 99.73
2015-03 99.29 103.71 99.73
2015-04 99.72 106.36 101.0
2015-05 100.08 102.58 100.19
2015-06 100.53 102.42 100.8
2015-07 99.52 101.75 100.2
2015-08 101.35 97.68 101.91
2015-09 100.26 96.59 99.31
2015-10 98.79 94.38 98.15
2015-11 99.31 94.7 99.15
2015-12 100.76 96.02 100.41
2016-01 98.28 93.91 98.85
2016-02 99.29 91.84 100.18
2016-03 99.74 92.92 99.08
2016-04 95.65 92.02 100.36
2016-05 98.2 100.83 99.13
2016-06 97.87 91.87 98.27
2016-07 98.81 95.41 98.98
2016-08 100.47 95.62 99.44
2016-09 100.06 96.26 99.01
2016-10 99.58 101.47 99.06
2016-11 99.09 100.84 103.71
2016-12 97.87 104.46 98.39
2017-01 100.65 113.92 98.0
2017-02 100.52 108.45 97.25
2017-03 97.9 107.92 98.32
2017-04 101.24 107.28 97.63
2017-05 98.82 105.02 99.66
2017-06 100.39 97.76 100.65
2017-07 99.23 100.97 97.02
2017-08 98.43 103.08 97.54
2017-09 99.82 108.69 99.44
2017-10 99.06 105.55 96.96
2017-11 100.62 108.79 96.22
2017-12 99.51 109.95 95.1
2018-01 100.71 121.1 97.06
2018-02 101.1 115.4 98.41
2018-03 102.55 113.85 95.8
2018-04 97.94 114.33 97.39
2018-05 103.83 118.33 97.06
2018-06 100.96 120.57 95.45
2018-07 102.46 118.39 97.21
2018-08 99.49 118.24 95.22
2018-09 100.22 117.61 93.19
2018-10 101.49 126.11 97.41
2018-11 100.96 121.26 90.73
2018-12 101.98 116.26 94.77
2019-01 100.24 117.78 95.89
2019-02 100.4 116.58 95.66
2019-03 100.21 117.92 96.02
2019-04 102.11 117.35 93.49
2019-05 102.99 116.54 92.6

Turnover in supermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products
Food Automotive fuel Non food
2015-01 99.03 98.38 100.41
2015-02 98.12 101.08 100.7
2015-03 97.88 102.5 99.23
2015-04 98.89 104.01 104.76
2015-05 100.52 102.4 100.6
2015-06 100.55 107.74 100.29
2015-07 100.38 103.63 100.24
2015-08 101.93 100.62 99.89
2015-09 100.08 95.57 99.45
2015-10 100.79 94.99 98.91
2015-11 99.76 94.55 96.25
2015-12 102.08 94.54 99.27
2016-01 100.31 90.9 99.5
2016-02 101.38 94.15 99.52
2016-03 102.16 93.34 99.7
2016-04 97.61 93.46 99.65
2016-05 98.98 98.78 98.02
2016-06 99.51 94.53 97.95
2016-07 99.49 96.08 95.44
2016-08 100.31 95.49 97.23
2016-09 100.53 95.75 95.47
2016-10 101.01 98.6 97.25
2016-11 100.68 99.48 94.83
2016-12 98.38 103.45 90.65
2017-01 100.23 109.6 96.98
2017-02 99.3 106.21 96.23
2017-03 98.56 105.96 97.58
2017-04 99.43 105.08 96.19
2017-05 98.9 104.56 97.44
2017-06 99.5 100.53 98.05
2017-07 99.2 101.06 98.37
2017-08 97.79 102.83 96.78
2017-09 99.16 108.98 98.57
2017-10 98.02 100.91 93.83
2017-11 100.91 109.34 98.63
2017-12 98.49 110.66 93.07
2018-01 98.66 115.23 95.13
2018-02 100.35 114.26 95.79
2018-03 103.98 115.62 94.93
2018-04 96.13 117.26 95.99
2018-05 99.56 120.02 94.89
2018-06 100.35 123.37 93.86
2018-07 101.42 121.9 95.1
2018-08 99.63 122.03 93.96
2018-09 99.91 120.76 93.7
2018-10 100.19 128.47 96.04
2018-11 98.28 130.03 93.69
2018-12 99.9 111.63 91.79
2019-01 99.86 115.59 93.4
2019-02 99.23 119.99 94.29
2019-03 98.27 122.21 94.32
2019-04 101.7 124.13 93.84
2019-05 101.03 123.99 95.0

Turnover in hypermarkets by type of products

  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retail activities (Emagsa).

Revisions of variations

in percentage point
Revisions of variations (in percentage point)
Apr/Mar Mar/Feb. Feb./Jan. Q1 2019/Q4 2018 2018/2017
Large-scale food retailing -0,22 -0,02 -0,09 0,07 0,00
raw serie 0,21 -0,08 -0,03 -0,04 0,00
SA-WDA parameters -0,43 0,06 -0,06 0,11 0,00
  • How to read it: Within large scale food retailing, the SA-WDA variation between March and April 2019 is revised by -0.22 points: +0.21 points are due to the raw series' revision and -0.43 points to the new calculation of the SA-WDA
  • Source: INSEE - Monthly survey of large-scale food retailing activities (Emagsa)

Revisions

The variation in the turnover of large-scale food retailing for April 2019 has been slightly revised downwards. Initially published at +1.6%, it was revised at +1.4%.

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